Today's News

A Lawrenceburg woman who allegedly passed phony money at several fast-food restaurants added to her legal woes when she bolted from custody, forcing a police officer to shoot her with his Taser.
The Anderson County Grand Jury on Sept. 20 indicted Katelyn Taylor, 21, of 316 Woodford St., Lawrenceburg on a host of felony charges, including first-degree fleeing or evading arrest, second-degree escape and three counts of first-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument.

Diesel-powered vehicles and burgoo will converge this weekend in Lawrenceburg.
The annual Burgoo Festival and Kentuckiana Truck Pullers Association will highlight one of the busiest weekends of the year when both begin Friday in Lawrenceburg.
The Burgoo Festival runs through Sunday and features plenty of food, music and other events.
The truck and tractor pull is Friday and Saturday nights and is scheduled to feature pullers from as far away as California.
New to the Burgoo Festival this year is a cook-off sponsored by The Anderson News.

Armadillos, you’re not in the Southwest anymore.
The iron-plated rodent’s habitat is usually limited to the arid climate of Southern states like Arizona and Texas — with their range extending into Florida and the Carolinas — but have been gradually making their way up north, even into Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky.
Bobby Patel, owner of The Convenience Store located on Broadway, and Scotty Embry of Lawrenceburg, discovered a decomposing armadillo in the back lot behind the station.

More than $10,000 worth of tools and copper piping was stolen from the new Early Childhood Center two weeks ago, the most recent incidents in a series of thefts at the construction site.
Superintendent Sheila Mitchell first heard of thefts at the Early Childhood Center in late August, when the first two incidents occurred.
According to Mitchell, all of the items stolen in connection with the August thefts had been reclaimed.

The Anderson County girls’ soccer team pulled off their biggest upset in five years when they stunned sixth-ranked Murray, 2-1, in the Elizabethtown Classic.

Anderson had not beaten such a highly-ranked team since taking fifth-ranked Tates Creek down in the regional tournament semi-finals in 2006.

Anderson seniors Taylor Clark and Emily Mager led the Lady Bearcats to the win, according to coach Jason Earnest. Clark scored twice after Murray had taken the lead, while Mager was outstanding in the net.

What makes a hunter, a fisherman or an outdoorsman? Practically anyone can take an afternoon drive to the local sporting goods store and purchase a license and equipment needed to pursue any of the activities previously mentioned. God and soldiers of this great country through the years have given us the freedom to enjoy just such experiences. However, no amount of equipment or any type of license purchased can truly make a hunter, a fisherman or an outdoorsman.